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today’s news … Wednesday, May 9

In Uncategorized on May 9, 2012 at 6:00 am

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

Quote for today… “Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he’s owned a dog. A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes.” -  Gene Hill – The Dog Man

  • “LEGAL NOTICE, published in the May 9, 2012 Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: “PUBLIC NOTICE – The Borough Council of Columbia Pennsylvania hereby gives notice of intent to purchase a mechanical leaf collector, a truck and a collection box for seasonal leaf collection. The Borough also intends to purchase a vehicle to collect food waste. Columbia Borough is applying for an Act 101 Section 902 Recycling Grant to fund this equipment. Persons interested in submitting comments regarding these acquisitions may submit comments to the attention of Norman B. Meiskey III, Borough Manager, Borough of Columbia; 308 Locust Street, Columbia PA 17512 within thirty days from the date of publication Norman B. Meiskey, III Borough Manager”
  • “As the reverberations from the York City School Board’s new proposed budget cuts spread throughout the district Tuesday, members of the William Penn athletic community were forced to consider an almost unthinkable reality: That their tradition-rich athletics program could cease to exist.” – York Daily Record

Texas dog honored as 30th National Hero Dog

In Everyday Living on May 9, 2012 at 5:39 am

Bruno – AP photo

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Three years ago, Bear was a 100-pound Shiloh German shepherd nobody wanted at a Texas shelter.

“Debbie Zeisler came to his rescue. She has lost count of the times since then that he has come to hers. On Monday, Bear was honored with the 30th National Hero Dog award by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles.

“Last May, Zeisler had a seizure, fell down some steps, hit her head and lost consciousness in her front yard. Bear scratched on every front door in their Millsap neighborhood but nobody answered. A Parker County animal control officer saw the frantic dog and went to help. Bear led the officer to Zeisler.

“As a by-then conscious Zeisler was being loaded into an ambulance, Bear did not hesitate to jump in with her and accompany her to the hospital. The dog recognizes the signs of imminent seizures and will lean on Zeisler’s legs so she can sit down before they happen, explained the society’s Ana Bustilloz.

“Bear never had any training, but three days after Zeisler took him home he started alerting her to possible problems. ‘He figured it out on his own,’ Bustilloz said. The sometimes daily seizures started after a horse riding accident 18 years ago.

“Zeisler said she initially went to the Weatherford Animal Shelter to get a German shepherd for her mother. When she asked about shepherds, she was told they only had one, but he was in the back because nobody wanted him.

“They brought out the dog and it was Read the rest of this entry »

Worst firearms

In History and Heritage on May 9, 2012 at 4:42 am

We nearly skipped over this Listverse list.

But after reading the list and looking closer at the firearms on the list of the “10 Worst Firearms” – they’re so curious that we decided Columbia news, views & reviews’ readers might find them interesting, too.

O-w-w-w-w! This is the Nock Volley gun, which “first appeared around 1780 and fired seven .50 caliber slugs at the same time. It was good in repelling boarders in naval combat but its recoil could break the firer’s shoulder. It also had a tendency to set ships rigging on fire from the muzzle blast.”

The other pieces on the list are equally painful, yet interesting, “advances” in weaponry. Take a look; read Listverse’s “Top 10 Worst Firearms in History” here.

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